IEA Economic Governance & Performance Framework

Sources & Evidence

The national and international evidence network supporting the Barometer.

Evidence Network

Official national and international sources

Ghanaian official authorities are the preferred source for Ghana-specific official observations. International agencies provide surveillance, projections, comparability and supplementary evidence.

20Ghana sources19International sources

Ghana official institutions

BOG

Bank of GhanaPrimary National

Primary monetary and financial-sector authority

3 channels2 documents

monetary policy,exchange rates,reserves,banking,credit,external sector,fiscal summary

GSS

Ghana Statistical ServicePrimary National

Primary national statistical authority

2 channels4 documents

GDP,inflation,labour,trade,industry,population,poverty,households

MOF

Ministry of FinancePrimary National

Primary national source for fiscal policy, budgets and public-finance reporting

2 channels1 documents

fiscal policy,budget,revenue,expenditure,debt,public finance

SIGAStatutory Oversight

Primary source for state-owned enterprise performance and state ownership reporting

1 channels0 documents

SOEs,state entities,fiscal risks,governance,financial performance

Auditor-GeneralStatutory Oversight

Statutory external-audit source

1 channels0 documents

public audit,irregularities,public financial management,accountability

CAGDPrimary National

Primary public-accounts and government financial-reporting source

1 channels0 documents

public accounts,government financial statements,cash management

Energy CommissionSector Regulator

Primary national energy-statistics source

1 channels0 documents

energy supply,demand,electricity,petroleum,renewables,energy balance

GRA

Ghana Revenue AuthorityPrimary National

Primary tax and customs administration source

1 channels0 documents

tax policy,tax administration,revenue mobilisation,customs

NDPCPrimary National

National development-planning and policy-framework source

1 channels0 documents

development policy,medium-term framework,development indicators,policy targets

PURCSector Regulator

Primary utility tariff and regulatory-decision source

1 channels0 documents

electricity tariffs,water tariffs,utility regulation,consumer costs

COCOBODState Entity

Official cocoa-sector source; useful for commodity, export and fiscal-risk monitoring

1 channels0 documents

cocoa production,producer prices,cocoa finance,exports

GIPCInvestment Agency

Official investment-promotion source for FDI and registered investment activity

1 channels0 documents

FDI,investment projects,investor activity,sector investment

GPHAStatutory Agency

Official port and logistics source for cargo throughput, trade infrastructure and maritime activity

1 channels0 documents

port traffic,trade logistics,cargo,shipping,infrastructure,competitiveness

NPRAStatutory Regulator

Official pensions regulator and source for pension-sector assets, coverage and governance

1 channels0 documents

pensions,pension assets,fund management,retirement security,financial sector

PPA

Public Procurement AuthorityStatutory Oversight

Official procurement-regulation source for expenditure governance and procurement-system intelligence

1 channels0 documents

public procurement,procurement compliance,public expenditure,contract governance

SSNITStatutory Social Security

Official social-security source useful for formal-sector employment and pension-system monitoring

1 channels0 documents

formal employment,pensions,contributors,establishments,social security

GEA

Ghana Enterprises AgencyGovernment Agency

Government MSME-development source for enterprise activity, support programmes and job outcomes

1 channels0 documents

MSMEs,enterprise development,entrepreneurship,jobs,business support,productivity

GFZ

Ghana Free Zones AuthorityStatutory Agency

Official source for free-zone investment, export-oriented industry and employment activity

1 channels0 documents

free zones,export processing,industrialisation,investment,exports,employment

POG

Parliament of GhanaStatutory Oversight

Primary source for enacted fiscal and economic legislation

1 channels1 documents

legislation,appropriation,fiscal rules,public policy

The PresidencyGovernment Policy

Official executive-policy source; corroborate quantitative claims with primary statistical/fiscal sources

1 channels9 documents

executive policy,appointments,major economic announcements

International & regional agencies

IMFMultilateral Primary

Leading multilateral source for macro-fiscal surveillance and programme assessments

2 channels0 documents

Article IV,programme reviews,WEO,fiscal,debt,external sector,financial stability

World BankMultilateral Primary

Leading development-data and country-analysis source

2 channels0 documents

WDI,poverty,development,external debt,human capital,private sector,infrastructure

AfDBMultilateral Primary

Regional development-bank source for Ghana and African comparative analysis

1 channels0 documents

African economic outlook,macroeconomics,infrastructure,development finance,regional comparison

ILOSTATUn Specialized Agency

Leading international labour-statistics source

1 channels0 documents

employment,unemployment,wages,labour force,informality,working time,social protection

ECOWASRegional Official

Regional official source for ECOWAS convergence and integration benchmarks

1 channels0 documents

macroeconomic convergence,regional integration,trade,fiscal and monetary convergence

EITI GhanaInternational Transparency Standard

International transparency source for Ghana extractive-sector revenues and resource governance

1 channels0 documents

extractive revenues,mining,oil and gas,beneficial ownership,resource governance

UDH

UNCTAD Data HubUn Official

Leading UN source for trade, investment and development indicators

1 channels0 documents

trade,FDI,services,shipping,productive capacity,external sector

WTO DataInternational Official

International official source for tariffs, merchandise trade and trade policy

1 channels0 documents

trade,tariffs,market access,exports,imports,trade policy

BDP

BIS Data PortalInternational Financial

International financial-statistics source compiled with central banks and national authorities

1 channels0 documents

exchange rates,credit,debt service,banking,financial stability,global liquidity

FAOSTATUn Specialized Agency

Leading international food and agriculture statistics source

1 channels0 documents

agriculture,food security,commodity production,prices,land,food systems

IEA

International Energy AgencyInternational Energy Agency

International energy-data and policy-analysis source for energy security and transition monitoring

1 channels0 documents

energy balances,electricity,oil,gas,energy security,emissions,energy transition

IRENAInternational Energy Agency

International renewable-energy source for Ghana energy-transition benchmarking

1 channels0 documents

renewable energy,capacity,energy transition,investment,electricity access

ITI

ITC Trade IntelligenceMultilateral Trade

International trade-intelligence source supporting export diversification and competitiveness analysis

1 channels0 documents

exports,imports,market access,trade competitiveness,products,trade partners

OECDInternational Comparative

International comparative source; particularly useful for Revenue Statistics in Africa

1 channels0 documents

tax revenue,domestic resource mobilisation,investment,governance,development

UN ComtradeUn Official

UN merchandise trade database for detailed product and partner analysis

1 channels0 documents

merchandise trade,trade partners,HS products,exports,imports

USD

UN SDG DataUn Official

Official UN SDG indicator and country-profile source

1 channels0 documents

SDGs,poverty,social development,environment,institutions,development outcomes

UNECAUn Regional Commission

UN regional economic-policy and development source for African comparative analysis

1 channels0 documents

African macroeconomics,development planning,trade,industrialisation,fiscal policy,regional integration

UNIDOUn Specialized Agency

UN industrial-development source for manufacturing and structural-transformation indicators

1 channels0 documents

manufacturing,industrial performance,productivity,value addition,competitiveness,structural transformation

UNDP DataUn Official

Supplementary international source for human-development outcomes

1 channels0 documents

human development,inequality,poverty,governance,development